Trigger Warning: sexual assault, rape.

Dr. Lorna Bell and Nurse Shelli Larkin join us for a training on sexual assault protocols in the clinical setting.

Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Awss7HnWWh0Mcgu5B2M1ap-wcq9RDDJipjOT7ScKNeM/edit?usp=sharing

Outline:

1. What happens when a patient discloses acute sexual assault (SA)?

-The role of the medical student

-Who to contact/consult

-Follow-up care

2. Process of evidence collection kit

-Components of collection procedure

-Who leads this effort?

-HIV, STI, Hepatitis testing, prophylaxis, urinalysis

3. GA laws

-Triaging

-Timeline of reporting or choosing not to

-Cost to patient

-Are medical students mandated reporters?

-Knowing the patients’ rights

4. Appropriate language to use while interacting with SA patients

-How to not imply guilt or innocence in language

-How to document in the EMR

-Trauma-informed care